12TH OCT

CENTRAL NEWS........CENTRAL NEWS.........CENTRAL NEWS
**** NEW NEWS ADDED TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DATES****


U12 complete seasons fixtures now posted
U14 first round of fixtures posted.
U16 complete seasons fixtures now posted
Seniors complete seaons fixtures now posted
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BT Heroes of Sport Exhibition
Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex Arena)
24th - 26th October

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NATIONAL NEWS.....NATIONAL NEWS.....NATIONAL NEWS
New Rules and Regulations from the BIPHA AGM
Rule 24(a)
For a “minor penalty”, any player, other than the netminder, shall be ruled off the floor for two minutes, this time will be spent on the penalty bench during which time no substitute shall be permitted. The player may return to play immediately on expiration of the penalty.
For the 3rd penalty in the same game to the same player, including the netminder, the player shall receive an additional 10 minute misconduct penalty.

Rule 50(h)
During the final match that a team plays in any BIPHA NEC organised event the instigator of a closed fist punch that leads to a fight on the rink will result in the instigator being assigned a match penalty should this fight require the insertion of referees between the affected players in order to stop it.
Under the foregoing conditions, the attacked player from the other team will also get a match penalty if he persists in retaliating after attempts for restraint or a warning by the referee. It is unrealistic to think that a person, who has been punched, will not attempt to retaliate in self-defence. This is noted in Rule 50(b) of the BIPHA playing rules.
If the instigating player acts in retaliation for a foul that preceded the fight, it is the responsibility of the referees to promptly punish this occurrence, be it major or minor penalties, but otherwise does not excuse instigating a fist fight.
Note: if rule 50(h) has been imposed no National Final Championship, Superleague or personal award medal / trophy will be awarded to the team member that received the match penalty regardless of how the team finishes in the competition. Organisers of the BIPHA NEC events are restricted under these circumstances to assign medals only to those players who remain in good standing and are present at the awards presentation. To prevent later distribution, all surplus medals will be collected and retained by the organisers. If a brawl had produced this situation (more than one simultaneous fight), the team coach and team manager will also be denied medals, should the team achieve a placement, they should also be held culpable.
The above will result in a change to rule 27 (c) note 1 and Code of Conduct – Players 1, note 1 to the following.
Note: a match penalty during a national tournament is immediate removal from the tournament plus an automatic additional 3 match ban in the league / home region at that age group (plays no other age group until the ban has been served and this caries over into the following season), plus compulsory disciplinary where further game bans of between 4 games and 12 months may be imposed (expulsion in the case of physical assault of an official). In the event of Rule 50 (h) being imposed the disciplinary panel reserve the right to suspend the player from BIPHA NEC organised events for a period of one year.

Rule 18 (b)
All players must wear HECC/CSA approved helmets and with the chin strap properly fastened.
Full face protection is mandatory for all players who, by virtue of date of birth, play in the U18 or below age groups.
Al players who play in the U21 age group must wear a half visor or full face cage dependent upon their age. The senior age group may wear full face protection, half visor or dispense with face protection entirely (except the netminder).
Players who play up into the U21 / Senior age groups who are, by birth date, in the U21 / U18 and below age groups must abide by the U21 / U18 protective equipment regulations.

Rule 67 (e)
In the event of a team forfeiting a game the non-forfeiting team will be awarded a 5-0 win and 2 points.

Rule 9(b)
Minimum team size
U6 – U12 age groups = min. team size 6 players + 1 netminder
U14 age group = min. team size 5 players + 1 netminder
U16 – Senior age groups = min. team size 4 + netminder

2008/09 NATIONAL DATES ANNOUNCED

2008/09 SUPERLEAGUE DATES ANNOUNCED

INTERNATIONAL NEWS.........INTERNATIONAL NEWS.......
2008/09 GB TRIAL DATES
ALL TRIALS TO BE HELD AT SKATE CEMTRAL - SHEFFIELD
AAU - USA
FIRS - VENUE TO BE ANNOUNCED
2 NEW AGE GROUPS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS YEARS GB TEAMS
LADIES U18 AND MENS U21

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Current Player Bans

D.HUTCHINSON (NORTON U18) 3 MATCH

J.BARTHOLOMEW ( NORTON U18) 3 MATCH + DISCIPLINARY